Katrie Torellion
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| ey-KAT-er-REEN tohr-EH-LEE-on | |
| Created by | Jenn |
| Portrayed by | Gal Gadot |
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| Full name | Aikaterine Torellion |
| Nickname(s) | Kitten |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | Aes Sedai of the Brown Ajah |
| Affiliation | The Grey Tower (former) |
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| Spouse | Dax Torellion (former) |
| Nationality | Cairhienin |
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| OP Strength | 3.0 |
| Affinities | Spirit, Air, Water, Earth, Fire |
Aikaterine 'Katrie' Torellion (born Aikaterine Riatin) is a Cairhienin Brown Aes Sedai of the Grey Tower.
Description
Born into House Riatin, Katrie is as unlike a proper highborn Cairhienin as it is possible to be. She is half Domani, thanks to her mama, and bears predominantly Domani features.
Coppery rich skin serves to accentuate the expressiveness of her eyes, luminous depths that sparkle with suggestion and hint at possible promises. They are almond shaped and framed with a luscious fringe of long curling lashes that she utilizes to the utmost effect. Her smiles range anywhere from genuine delight to sultry and wicked and everything else in between. Thick tresses fall from her head in loose curls, morphing into tangled ringlets if there is enough moisture and humidity in the air. Her build is on the slender side of athletic. The rounded curve at breast and hip are unmistakable, though moderate.
Personality
Katrie is quick to laugh, but even quicker to temper. She can come across as flighty and easily distracted, but only because she has an honest love of people. She is curious to a fault and has been known to ask questions that border on rude – not out of any malice, but because she has a genuine desire to know. Due to her natural charm and charisma, more often than not, the answers come willingly, if not eagerly.
Unashamed and unapologetic, Katrie is very comfortable with who she is. She thoroughly enjoys her encounters with all the different sorts and types of people she's met and eagerly looks forward to the new ones she has yet to meet and make. She is vivacious, flirtatious, sensual, with a strong mischievous streak, very much focused on the present and what experiences she can have and share. Occasionally, this brings about accusations that she is selfish, or at the very least, self-centric, which couldn't be farther from the truth. She loves fiercely and unreservedly. However, she has trouble expressing herself with words, feeling that she needs to demonstrate through actions rather than simply speaking.
At her worst, Katrie is petty and prone to erratic mood swings.
Biography
K,
I cannot believe you. What you have taught your daughter is no less than a total disgrace to her House and her station.
That she was brought in to the Tower by me was a connection I wanted to have but this... this! That she got herself kicked out in less than a month is an absolute disaster! And do you know how she got herself kicked out? By bedding some random Trainee! Do you know how poorly this will reflect on me? The final insult is that she shows no remorse -whatsoever-. It is galling. She is lucky that I am sending her back to Cairhien and not... elsewhere.
J.
J,
How do you see anything with your head so far up your arse backside?
If you lay a hand on my daughter, I swear I will bring down the wrath of House Riatin upon your curly red-gold head. Aes Sedai or no, do you think you can hold up to that kind of scrutiny, that kind of pressure? What do you think they'll find out? All those things you've involved in, pulling strings and nations like some kind of deranged puppeteer. They'd Still you faster than they did me. Maybe you've forgotten that Reen is my husband's favourite child? Or do I really need to threaten you again?
What I teach my daughter is none of your business. If you'd kept your distance like I'd asked, you would never have had to drag her away to the Tower. Don't you dare try to turn this back on me or my Reen. You did this against my wishes, against her will, because you needed something new that would give you leverage in your precious Game. And don't even try to lie to me that this wasn't for some kind of personal or political gain.
How does it feel to have someone – a girl at that – unafraid and unwilling to play along? Would that I could have had the courage to put an end to your politics and your meddling long ago.
She's only fourteen. Give me my daughter back.
K.
K,
I apologize. I did not mean to upset you, or to provoke you.
I was trying to protect her. I could not do that while she was in Cairhien. Fenton is aging. You are his third wife – but you pose no threat for he married you out of genuine affection and for companionship. I know that you care for him as well. No one actually expected a child to come of your union, not at his age. (I suppose this is where I make some remark about your Domani skills, but I will refrain.)
Reen is the youngest of his children. It is no secret that she is his favourite; he dotes on her, and it is obvious. Even though he has retired quietly from the Game, he still has enemies. Reen has many half-brothers and half-sisters that would not bat an eye should some “accident” occur.
I thought I could protect her at the Tower. That's why I did what I did. I... I was wrong. She looks so much like you, and memories are long here. Many knew immediately who she was – or at least that she is related to you – before her name was even entered into the books. Once they knew she was your daughter... I did not want to believe that grown women could stoop so low as to treat a young girl so poorly.
Aikaterine did apply herself enough so that she knows how to embrace and release the Power at will. She mentioned something strange to me; from the way she spoke, I think she might be able to read residues. I will have to test her more to be certain, if you will allow it.
She is intelligent and understands the dangers and promised me that she would not channel on her own, even though she is outside the White Tower's walls. She is a rather weak channeler, though I know she has years before she reaches her full potential. In my estimation, she could have passed, if just barely.
I did not bring her here for my politicking, I swear it. I would not do that to her.
J.
J,
Thank you. I think.
But you did bring my Reen there for some kind of personal gain. Hoping to get an in with someone from House Riatin? Let her be. Fenton and I have kept her away from the worst of the Game. He thinks we should send her to my family for a little while, just long enough until the scandal dies down.
You may test her to see if what you think is true, but only after you bring her home.
K.
K,
We will arrive in Cairhien before the week's end. Aikaterine has been recovering from her ordeal. Do not worry, Kaevrin is watching over her at that inn we used to frequent as Accepted, and I stay with her at night.
She flirted outrageously with him until she realized he was my Warder. She immediately apologized for 'not knowing' that he was 'off limits'. I tried not to laugh, but Light above, the odd things you Domani place propriety on.
She sleeps soundly, despite the lingering pain. I have Healed the worst of the... physical consequences from her punishment. They were not gentle, but she does not seem to bear any lasting trauma from it. She refuses any more Healing, saying that the bruises and welts remind her that she's free. She is proud and stubborn, like you. I see you gave her -that- necklace of yours.
Does she know?
I have never asked, and you have never explained, but... why did you never seek to reverse your Stilling?
J.
J,
I've thought about it. Believe me, there was a time when I thought about nothing else. As ridiculous as it sounds, Cairhien and Fenton saved me. I'm happy now, in a way I never thought I could be. All the things I struggled with as a Novice, then as an Accepted, and then as an Aes Sedai – I don't miss any of it. Good riddance.
Still, I'd be lying if I said I don't dream about touching the Source again. I've learned to deal with the way it sits just beyond my reach. Some days are worse than others, and sometimes the emptiness threatens to swallow me whole. But I have more good days, than bad. I have Fenton. I have Reen. And I would not change my path to her for the world.
It might sound trite to you (who am I kidding, I'm sure it will) but I'm rather looking forward to growing old and grey. I know Fenton will pass on before me, and that hurts so very much, but it is what it is. The idea of retiring to some peaceful little plot of land to live out the remainder of my days with a garden and some cats is actually very appealing. Fenton tells me not to count him out so quickly. We plan to have more children. Domani fertility and all.
I've never told Reen who I used to be. I didn't know how to ever tell her. And as for that necklace... all she knows is that it was once mine, and that it was once very important to me. Now it's hers. I don't know, I thought that maybe it would help protect her, in some way. I know it's just wishful thinking on my part.
Also, your pigeons stink.
K.
My mama was once an Aes Sedai. Red Ajah, if that's to be believed. I don't know if I even believe it, but Papa had no reason to lie.
She killed a man by accident while trying to stop her Asha'man bondmate from murdering someone. It wasn't with the Power, but it didn't matter. I guess Mama wasn't well liked in her Ajah and that was all the excuse they needed to kick her out, but not before they Stilled her. Papa says it was politics, something Mama's never been particularly good at, and tells me that Stilling is when they cut you off from the Power, so you can always feel it, but never again touch it.
I never understood what that meant until Aunt Jae took me to the White Tower. Aunt Jae is an Aes Sedai as well, of the Blue Ajah, but still... I don't know how she stands the place. The White Tower is a horrible lonely place, full of horrible lonely women. Papa thinks Mama's never told me about her past because she doesn't want me to feel sorry for her, even though she'd never admit that. I couldn't stay in a place that had done that to my mama. If they kicked her out once over politics, then I definitely could find a way to get myself removed. And I did!
I told Mama that I'd lied to get myself kicked out. I never actually bedded a Trainee. I only told my roommate that I had because I knew that snot nosed spotty faced ingrate would tell the entire rest of the world. Mama stopped crying then, and she started to laugh even though her green eyes were red and bloodshot.
The Mistress of Novices demanded that I tell them who it had been, but I wasn't about to ruin some poor boy's life. So I made this huge show about refusing. My punishment grew worse the more frustrated she got, from being sent to some farm, to caning, to finally being caned AND removed from the Tower. I wonder if the Mistress of Novices knew... being kicked out was what I wanted. I could have done without the being caned in public, though.
That made Mama cry all over again and Papa promised her that someone was going to pay for it.
Then I told Mama everything. I told her that I'd known since I was six that she had been an Aes Sedai of the Red Ajah. I knew what had happened, what the White Tower had done to her. I admitted that Papa had told me. That made her so mad. She yelled at Papa for a while, but all he had to do was go and hold her and she started to cry again. I told her quietly how those same women had treated me badly when I had been there, and she flew into a rage. Papa was able to bring her out of it.
I guess I'm going to spend some time with Mama's side of the family, in Bandar Eban. I've never been to Arad Doman before. Mama and Papa are coming as well. They actually insisted on it. Aunt Jae told me something strange before she left... that I might want to look into visiting Katar?
Career History
- Novice (15 October 2015)
- Accepted (16 December 2015)
- Aes Sedai of the Brown Ajah (17 April 2016)
- First Scholar of the Brown Ajah (5 December 2016)
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